Applications are invited for Federal Save America’s Treasures Grants. At the time of printing of this application, Congress had not completed the appropriations for the Department of the Interior. Grants cannot be awarded unless funds are appropriated.

Save America’s Treasures grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and collections and on nationally significant historic properties. The grants are administered by the National Park Service in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The instructions and application can be downloaded as Microsoft Word documents.

Grants are awarded through a competitive process and require a dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match, which can be cash, donated services, or use of equipment. The grant and the non-Federal match must be expended during the grant period (generally 2 to 3 years) to execute the project. The minimum grant request for collections projects is $50,000 Federal share; the minimum grant request for historic property projects is $250,000 Federal share. The maximum grant request for all projects is $1 million Federal share. The Save America’s Treasures Grants Selection Panel may, at its discretion, award less than the minimum grant request. In 2004, the average Federal grant award to collections was $192,000, and the average award to historic properties was $277,000. For a list of the 2004 grants, as well as the 2005 application in PDF, go to http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/treasures/.

Applicants should review the Selection Criteria and Review Criteria carefully and read the Guidelines and Application Instructions in detail before completing the application. Applications must be received by no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Standard time, Tuesday, February 1, 2005.

WHO MAY APPLY

• Federal Agencies funded by the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, Department of Energy, Holocaust Memorial Commission, Indian Health Service, Institute of American Indian & Alaska Native Culture & Arts Development, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Minerals Management Service, National Capital Planning Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Office of Navajo & Hopi Relocation, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, Presidio Trust, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• Other Federal agencies collaborating with a nonprofit partner to preserve the historic properties or collections owned by the Federal agency may submit applications through the nonprofit partner.
• Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c), U.S organizations.
• Units of state or local government.
• Federally-recognized Indian Tribes.
• Historic properties and collections associated with active religious organizations are eligible to apply for grants. They must meet the Selection Criteria and Review Criteria, including national significance.

WHAT IS FUNDED
Preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural collections and nationally significant historic properties. Intellectual and cultural artifacts and collections include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture, and other works of art (hereinafter collections). Historic properties include historic districts, buildings, sites, structures and objects (hereinafter historic properties).

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Applicants can obtain an electronic version of the instructions and application at the following Web sites. Questions may be addressed to the agencies listed below.